4/41 The latter was just getting up to answer a bell which had rung in the dining room, but Esther offered the empty seat to her old acquaintance. I am sure you have earned a rest, the same as I have," she said, and with these words moved three platters and a bottle over to the new arrival. There is a lot left and I am glad when it is gone, for then I can plan something new for to-morrow." "Thank you, Esther," Martha replied. |